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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Windows 10 Personal and Secure Solution

How do you feel about having your biometrics used as a security system? The idea to use iris, finger prints or face recognition to log into accounts instead of passwords is not a new one, but the tech behind it is getting better and better, which is very promising. One of the concern some people may have is that hackers are extremely innovative, and replicating this very personal information is certainly scary! What could a malevolent person do with that kind of information…

But what if it could be more secure than ever before? According to the presentation video bellow from Windows, such technology could be ready with Windows 10. With Passport and Hello, Microsoft claims to be able to provide a more secure and personal experience to the user, and to make it “very very very” difficult for hackers to hack they way through.